Over 3,000 Indian prisoners in Gulf countries
August 12th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A total of 3,095 Indians are serving jail sentences in the six Gulf countries, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi informed parliament Thursday.
The maximum (1,361) are in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), followed by Saudi Arabia with 1,226, he told the Rajya Sabha.
There are 263 in Kuwait, 126 in Oman, 91 in Bahrain and 28 in Qatar, he said, adding personnel of the Indian missions periodically visit the prisons to ensure their welfare.
Replying to a query, Ravi said that the Indian missions in the Gulf countries are not aware of any reports about Indian nationals imprisoned as victims of job rackets.
As per the ministry records, there are 36,85,058 Indians working and living in the Gulf countries.
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